Common Name: Mountain Lion Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Mountain Lion is known by many names- Puma, Cougar, catamount, and panther. The mountain lion is almost as large as the jaguar and it is one of the two Costa Rican cats that do not carry spotted coats. The mountain lion has the largest range […]
Common Name: The Hawksbill Sea Turtle Type: Sea Turtle / Reptile Family: Cheloniidae Range: The Hawksbill turtles are available throughout the warm tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as Caribbean Sea. They avoid deep waters and prefer coastlines where sponges are plentiful and the sandy nesting sites are […]
Common Name: The Humpback Whale Type: Mammal Family: Balaenopteridae Range: The Humpback whales are available in a number of locations like Mediterranean and Great Barrier Reef. It is found in almost all around the world; these whales usually migrate up to 16000 miles (25,000 kilometers) each year. Humpbacks Whale feed only during summer, in polar […]
Common Name: The termites Type: Insect Family: Termitidae Range: Termites can be found across 70 percent of the world and they survive in several environmental zones. They are available from more than 250 million years, adjusting to most any climate. Found in every U.S. state except Alaska. There are five major types of termites throughout […]
Common Name: Tiger Shark Type: Fish / Mammal Family: Carcharhinidae Range: Tiger Sharks are available from Caribbean Sea to the Atlantic coast of the United States and from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to the Gulf of Mexico. The Pacific coast tiger sharks are normally found from southern California. In the western central Pacific, tiger sharks are […]